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Baseball jubilation: Photo of the Day

Baseball jubilation: Photo of the Day

Members of the Retif Oil & Fuel Jesuit High School-Post 125 baseball team celebrate their win over Refuel Archbishop Shaw High School- Post 222 during the American Legion state championship game at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium in New Orleans Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)

One of the maxims of sports photography is that most of the time, you need a ball in your photo for it to work. Think about it: how many great basketball action photos can you think of that don't include a basketball?

Sports, of course, is more than just players and balls. Here's a great example of a successful sports photo that doesn't need a ball. NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune's Brett Duke shows the jubilation that broke out around the pitcher of this baseball team immediately after they eliminated their opponent.

Each day NOLA.com | The Times Picayune photo editor Andrew Boyd selects a "Photo of the Day" from photos taken the previous day by our staff of talented photographers. He'll then explain a bit about what went into the taking of that photograph, what the photographer had to contend with--a bit of a 'behind the scenes' look from the perspective of a working photojournalist. Look for this feature every morning and tell us what you think of the photo that was selected. You can add your comments and even photos to the comment stream below. Thank you for joining us on this journey. We look forward to building this gallery and eventually looking back on our year in photographs.

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